孫|まごmago[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noungrandchild
    その後あとは、多おおくの者ものが老人ホームろうじんほーむで暮くらすが、そこには子供こどもとか孫まごが訪たずねていくことが出来できる。↗
    After that, many live in special homes for the aged where their children and grandchildren can come to visit them.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonymお孫さんおまごさんNeutralPolite term for someone else's grandchild. 「孫」 is the general word; when speaking of your own grandchild to others, you normally say 「孫」 without the honorific.
  • Related令孫れいそんFormalA formal written honorific for the other person's grandchild, used mostly in letters; in speech say 「お孫さん」 instead.
  • Antonym祖父そふNeutralThe grandfather, two generations above 「孫」, on either the father's or the mother's side. Used in both speech and writing; the affectionate word is 「おじいちゃん」.
  • Antonym祖母そぼNeutralThe grandmother, two generations above 「孫」, on either the father's or the mother's side. The affectionate word is 「おばあちゃん」.

Use 「孫」 for grandchildren in general, including your own when talking to others. To refer politely to someone else's grandchild, use 「お孫さん」; in letters, the formal honorific is 「令孫」. 「祖父」 and 「祖母」 are the grandparents, two generations above 「孫」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. まご。子この子こ。(対義語たいぎご:祖父そふ、祖母そぼ) 子こ-孫まご-曽孫ひまご-玄孫げんそん-来らい孫まご-昆こん孫まご-仍なお孫まご-雲くも孫まごの順じゅん
  2. 子この系列けいれつ。子孫しそん(対義語たいぎご:祖先そせん)
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